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fuse indicator regulator

fuse indicator regulator

9.9
A tool that sets the time when an artillery shell will explode
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : regulador de indicador de fusible
  • The fuse indicator regulator ensures accurate timing for the detonation of artillery shells.

Examples

  • Technicians were trained to calibrate the fuse indicator regulator for maximum precision.

  • The fuse indicator regulator is essential for precise artillery operations.

  • Modern artillery units still rely on a digital version of the fuse indicator regulator during operations.

  • Can you explain how the fuse indicator regulator works?

  • The fuse indicator regulator ensures accurate timing for the detonation of artillery shells.

  • Modern artillery units still rely on a digital version of the fuse indicator regulator during operations.

  • Technicians were trained to calibrate the fuse indicator regulator for maximum precision.

Synonyms

fuze setter
vsfuse indicator regulator
  • Specialized
8.6

A device that adjusts when a military shell explodes

is the same device but written with an alternate spelling in texts
fuse setter
vsfuse indicator regulator
  • Specialized
8.6

A device that sets the time when a shell from a large gun will explode

is identical in meaning but differs only in written form

Surface Forms

fuse indicator regulator singular
fuse indicator regulators plural

Morphology

fuse + indicator + regulator

The component words ('fuse', 'indicator', 'regulator') together signal a technical device related to fuzes that both indicates and regulates something, so a learner who knows the constituents would grasp it is an instrument connected with fuses. However, the precise specialised function — e.g. setting fuze time on projectiles — is domain-specific and not fully predictable from the parts alone, making the expression only partially transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Fuse indicator regulator comes from its three clear parts: a fuse meaning a small timer, an indicator meaning a display that shows the chosen time, and a regulator meaning the control used to set it. Imagine a soldier turning a dial to pick how many seconds before a shell explodes, so it means 'an instrument used to set the fuze time on projectiles'.